The crowning of the giant Djokovic came at the expense of the rising Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, after defeating him in two consecutive sets, with the same result: (7-6) and (7-6) in the final match that brought them together today, Sunday, and lasted for about three hours.
The veteran star Novak Djokovic (37 years old) won the first gold medal in his professional career full of victories, to break his complex with the Olympic gold, after his best result was winning the bronze medal in the singles competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The Serbian star also presented his country with its first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Novak Djokovic became the first player in history to achieve all possible accomplishments in tennis, continuing to break records on the yellow courts, most notably in the Grand Slam series.
While the legend of rising star Carlos Alcaraz, who at the age of 21 became the youngest player in Olympic history to reach the men’s singles tennis final, was not complete, and he settled for the silver medal.
It is noteworthy that the Spanish star, ranked third in the world, won the Roland Garros and Wimbledon championships consecutively this year.
While the Italian Lorenzo Musetti won the bronze medal, after defeating the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in two sets to one, the details of which are as follows: (6-4), (1-6), and (6-3) in the third place match that brought them together yesterday, Saturday.
Lorenzo Musetti, 22, became the first Italian tennis player to win an Olympic medal since Oberto Di Morpugo, in 1924.
Source: RT + Agencies
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2024-08-05 09:47:01
